Saturday, August 13, 2022
  • Contact Us
The Caribbean Post
Advertisement
  • Current News
    • Politics
    • Business
  • Tech News
  • Education
  • Entertainment
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
  • Health
    • Recipes
  • World
    • Antigua
    • Aruba
    • Barbados
    • Barbuda
    • Dominica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Guadeloupe
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Jamaica
    • St Lucia
    • Suriname
    • Tobago
    • Trinidad
No Result
View All Result
The Caribbean Post
  • Current News
    • Politics
    • Business
  • Tech News
  • Education
  • Entertainment
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
  • Health
    • Recipes
  • World
    • Antigua
    • Aruba
    • Barbados
    • Barbuda
    • Dominica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Guadeloupe
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Jamaica
    • St Lucia
    • Suriname
    • Tobago
    • Trinidad
No Result
View All Result
The Caribbean Post
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

CiTAG alerts Caribbean Health Ministries on decline in childhood vaccination

Staff by Staff
June 6, 2022
in Health
0
2
SHARES
12
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

You might also like

How To Boil Corn – Immaculate Bites

Yellow Rice – Immaculate Bites

Lemon Pepper Chicken – Immaculate Bites

Release – The Caribbean Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (CITAG) wishes to alert Caribbean Ministers of Health and Chief Medical Officers that routine childhood vaccination coverage in Caribbean countries has fallen significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. In some countries as many as three out of 10 infants are not fully vaccinated putting them at risk of measles, polio and other diseases eliminated in the Americas that continue to circulate in other areas of the world.

It is essential that countries conduct routine vaccination campaigns targeted at children under five years of age to ensure that they are fully vaccinated. Countries are urged to involve their paediatricians and private doctors in this campaign and were necessary to employ retired nurses and other health providers to support the health team.

At the same time, it is important to maintain vaccine-preventable disease vigilance given the increased risk of visitors to the Caribbean re-introducing polio, measles, rubella or other childhood communicable diseases to our countries. We need to improve our surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis and rash and fever surveillance.

The CITAG wishes to commend countries for their tremendous work and dedicated response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the face of many challenges. Our health staff and frontline workers have worked extremely hard with great commitment and sacrifice. Despite these heroic efforts most of the Caribbean countries have not yet achieved the WHO goal of vaccinating 70% of our adult population with the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 50% of our most vulnerable population, persons over the age of 50 years and adults with comorbidities remain unvaccinated.

The priority for COVID-19 vaccination is to achieve high vaccine coverage among the elderly and persons with comorbidities. We can do this if we improve access by simplifying the vaccination process and increasing opportunities for vaccination including involving more doctors in the private sector. Respectful face to face education by trusted persons, such as nurses, doctors and informed grassroots leaders and pastors, is needed to address misinformation and misconceptions and convince many persons to accept vaccination.

The CITAG advises countries to first improve routine childhood vaccination coverage and adult COVID-19 vaccination of the elderly and persons with comorbid conditions before embarking on COVID-19 vaccination of children 5 – 11 years of age. Most young children do not get seriously ill from COVID-19. CITAG advises that instead of routine COVID-19 vaccination of children under 12 years, countries should target the small number of children with severe immune disorders by having their paediatrician vaccinate them.

Every effort should be made to keep schools open so that children can attend face to face classes. Basic precautions should be maintained such as wearing masks, hand hygiene, physical distancing and good ventilation.

The Caribbean has a significant legacy of strong national immunisation programmes resulting in high immunisation coverage of routine childhood vaccines. Governments must continue to prioritise financial and human resources to support all aspects of the EPI Programme.

Credit: Source link

Tags: alertsCaribbeanchildhoodCiTAGdeclineHealthMinistriesvaccination
Previous Post

Antigua and Barbuda vs Guadeloupe Preview & Prediction | 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League

Next Post

Filming under way in Guadeloupe for Death in Paradise Christmas special

Staff

Staff

Related Posts

Recipes

How To Boil Corn – Immaculate Bites

by Staff
August 12, 2022
Recipes

Yellow Rice – Immaculate Bites

by Staff
August 10, 2022
Recipes

Lemon Pepper Chicken – Immaculate Bites

by Staff
August 9, 2022
Recipes

Lomo Saltado – Immaculate Bites

by Staff
August 8, 2022
Recipes

Passion Fruit Puree – Immaculate Bites

by Staff
August 5, 2022
Next Post

Filming under way in Guadeloupe for Death in Paradise Christmas special

Recommended

Trinidad and Tobago-born designer creates piece with Clarks Original

July 17, 2022

20 Trinidad and Tobago Beaches

July 31, 2022

Categories

  • Business (148)
  • Current News (73)
  • Education (15)
  • Entertainment (47)
    • Lifestyle (20)
    • Travel (8)
  • Health (77)
    • Recipes (54)
  • Politics (19)
  • Tech News (11)
  • World (1,071)
    • Antigua (28)
    • Aruba (30)
    • Barbados (28)
    • Barbuda (28)
    • Dominica (29)
    • Dominican Republic (29)
    • Guadeloupe (184)
    • Guyana (200)
    • Haiti (28)
    • Jamaica (28)
    • St Lucia (27)
    • Suriname (28)
    • Tobago (201)
    • Trinidad (202)

Don't miss it

Tobago

Man gunned down at Charlieville auto shop

August 13, 2022
Guyana

Chinese Government donates to Disaster Relief in Guyana

August 13, 2022
Trinidad

Update: One dead, two injured after shooting outside Residence

August 13, 2022
Tobago

Caribbean Creators: Kyle Phillips | Loop Trinidad & Tobago

August 13, 2022
Trinidad

Missing mom, children at ‘safe location’

August 13, 2022
Guyana

Stabbing incident leaves one dead – News Room Guyana

August 13, 2022
The Caribbean Post

This is an online news portal that aims to share latest news about Africa, Caribbean and other countries of Africa with respect to business, entertainment, breaking updates and stuff like that. Feel free to get in touch!

Categories

  • Business
  • Current News
  • Education
  • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
    • Travel
  • Health
    • Recipes
  • Politics
  • Tech News
  • World
    • Antigua
    • Aruba
    • Barbados
    • Barbuda
    • Dominica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Guadeloupe
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Jamaica
    • St Lucia
    • Suriname
    • Tobago
    • Trinidad

Browse by Tag

Antigua Aruba Barbados Barbuda Bites Caribbean cases Concacaf COVID COVID19 Dominica Dominican food France French Games global growth Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Immaculate Jamaica Local Lucia man Market Minister National News oil police Republic Road Room Suriname team Tobago Tobagos trade Trinidad weather West women World

Recent News

Man gunned down at Charlieville auto shop

August 13, 2022

Chinese Government donates to Disaster Relief in Guyana

August 13, 2022

Update: One dead, two injured after shooting outside Residence

August 13, 2022

Caribbean Creators: Kyle Phillips | Loop Trinidad & Tobago

August 13, 2022

2022© Design by CodingBite | Powered by LuxamaMedia.

No Result
View All Result
  • Current News
    • Politics
    • Business
  • Tech News
  • Education
  • Entertainment
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
  • Health
    • Recipes
  • World
    • Antigua
    • Aruba
    • Barbados
    • Barbuda
    • Dominica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Guadeloupe
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Jamaica
    • St Lucia
    • Suriname
    • Tobago
    • Trinidad

2022© Design by CodingBite | Powered by LuxamaMedia.